Constructive guidance and discipline : birth to age eight /
Marjorie V. Fields, University of Alaska, Southeast, Patricia A. Meritt, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Deborah M. Fields, Agape Adoptions ; foreword by Constance Kamii.
- Sixth edition.
- xxvi, 403 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-388) and index.
Discipline foundations - Thinking about guidance and discipline - Physical and emotional development affect child behavior - Intellectual and social development affect discipline - Discipline approaches - Creating environments that prevent discipline problems - Planning programs that prevent discipline problems - Teaching desirable behavior through example - Effective discipline through effective communication - Helping children understand and accept limits - Beyond behaviorism - Punishment versus discipline - Matching discipline causes to discipline approaches - Childlike behaviors - Unmet needs - Meeting diversity needs: academic, social, cultural, & linguistic - Stress and vulnerabilities - Analyzing discipline problems.
This is a practical book with many examples and contrasts.